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Nice prize Mr Cameron, but what's it for exactly? | Jack Stilgoehttp://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/jun/14/nice-prize-david-cameron
The first challenge will be to find a world-changing challenge – preferably something that won't cost much to solve<p>The world of science policy is currently getting excited about prizes. A piece in Thursday's <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/science-prizes-the-new-nobels-1.13168" title="">Nature</a>, for which I provided some grumpy quotes, discusses the recent wave of science prizes that are trying to take their place beside the Nobels. And David Cameron on Friday announced a new set of prizes for solutions to &quot;some of society's most pressing problems&quot;.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/jun/14/nice-prize-david-cameron">Continue reading...</a>Science prizesScienceDavid CameronPoliticsFri, 14 Jun 2013 16:28:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2013/jun/14/nice-prize-david-cameronPOOL/REUTERSCameron speaks at the G8 UK Innovation Conference on Friday. Only in science are we expected to get excited about such paltry drips of money. Photograph: ReutersPOOL/REUTERSDavid Cameron speaks at the G8 UK Innovation Conference. As part of Britain's G8 Presidency, the conference is being held to bring together 300 leading international entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, designers and policy makers. Photograph: ReutersJack Stilgoe2013-06-14T16:28:56ZDavid Cameron's marriage bribe has backfired | Evan Harrishttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/01/marriage-tax-tories-families
A new campaign captures perfectly public anger at the Tories' 'judgmental' plan to ensure people get or remain married<p>There is anger on the streets of Oxford and Abingdon. And rightly so. David Cameron's idea to bribe people with &pound;3 a week to stay or get married is archaic. Not everybody lives in couples where one partner goes out to work and the other stays at home. People are outraged at a man who has the audacity to use the tax system to judge their decisions about their personal lives. Or worse, decisions that have been made for them.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/01/marriage-tax-tories-families">Continue reading...</a>General election 2010David CameronConservativesFamilyFamily financesMarriageTaxPoliticsMoneyLife and styleUK newsSat, 01 May 2010 09:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/may/01/marriage-tax-tories-familiesGary Kempston/GuardianWill £3 a week encourage you to remain in an abusive relationship? Photograph: Gary KempstonGary Kempston/GuardianWill £3 a week encourage you to remain in an abusive relationship? Photograph: Gary KempstonEvan Harris2010-05-01T09:00:02Z